Saturday, August 1, 1914

Rain

Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #112Time not recorded
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I can honestly say that I have never had a more bitter disappointment. . . . I should be desolate, if it were not for your sweetest of all letters . . . We had a Cabinet wh. lasted from 11 to ½ past 1. . . . We came, every now & again, near to the parting of the ways . . .

Asquith expresses bitter disappointment at not seeing Venetia, describes the late-night King's appeal to the Czar, and the Cabinet split on intervention.

Mentioned:Lloyd George • Edwin Montagu • Winston Churchill • Sir Edward Grey • Tyrrell • Maurice Bonham Carter • Drummond • King George V • John Morley • Sir John Simon • Viscount Haldane • Lord Crewe

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration9/10
Political Unburdening9/10
Emotional Desolation7/10

Thematic Tags

Cancellation of visitKing's appeal to CzarCabinet splitLloyd George vs Winston
H.H. Asquith
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYDinner. Late night visit to Palace (1.30 a.m.). Cabinet. Conversation with Haldane and Crewe.
Venetia Stanley
Penrhosⓘ
HER DAYWrote to Asquith. Corrected Asquith's spelling

Official Register

1914-08-01

Top News

Daily Edition

Germany declares war on Russia. The British Cabinet meets to discuss the crisis. The London Stock Exchange remains closed, and the Bank Rate is raised to 10 per cent to check the financial panic,.

Cabinet Council

MEETING
>>Ref: War CouncilTopics: Naval mobilization, Belgian neutrality

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned

Witness Observations

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One of the young men (Patrick Shaw-Stewart?)

"The atmosphere here is appalling. The crisis has brought out all that is best in British womanhood... They have cornered all the petrol... and turned my child’s pony-cart into an ambulance."